Maggie Daley Park Climbing Wall — Attraction in Chicago

I was super stoked to try the climbing wall here, and while it was fun, I felt like there was a lot of unrealized potential for climbers. Went on a weeknight in June. Only about half the wall was set, and only about 5 top ropes were actually up. I hear the day pass price has gone up from $7 to $15 but you get less for it - bouldering, auto belays, and top rope/lead are all separate fees, but they used to be all under the single fee. Also, auto belays are $25 for only half an hour, which is just ridiculous to me, especially when there aren’t many top ropes set up (maybe they put up more on the weekends…?) However, even with the limited climbing options, I’d climb here all the time if they had a seasonal membership - I’m sure that would attract a lot of climbers in the area! It has the potential to be a really awesome climbing spot - very unique! It’s so convenient to where I live, and fun to get out of the gym. Staff is very nice, though they also seem dissatisfied with the way the wall is run. If it was run more like a climbing gym it’d be way more accessible and fun to climb at for both first-timers and regular climbers! Please bring back seasonal...

Absolutely stunning! If a person in a high position here reads this, thank Lena and Karlin! They were the two working. It is so much fun to do this. There are so many paths to take and it is breathtaking to reach the top. It is completely safe too! The people working will also help you if you get stuck. Multiple times when I got stuck one of the workers would tell me where to put my hands or feet, which really helped! If I lived in Chicago I would be there every week! If I had to recommend a place to go have fun when visiting Chicago, this would...

Please let us use our own helmets! My wife and I flew from the Seattle area to visit Chicago, read everything about the climbing wall INCLUDING where it says we can use our own gear only to show up and be told we must use the helmets that they provide. My personal helmet was the same model even only newer and with less use (aka, safer). Most climbing gyms don't even require helmets when top rope climbing but you could at least allow us to be comfortable

The wall itself was good, staff know what they are doing when it...